Twenty-six UK businesses, academics, professional bodies and civil society leaders have today published a letter in the Daily Telegraph expressing concerns about the current state

Twenty-six UK businesses, academics, professional bodies and civil society leaders have today published a letter in the Daily Telegraph expressing concerns about the current state
We have long since entered a world increasingly reliant upon software – from the software in our mobile phones, to online websites, to fly-by-wire aviation
A quick recap of some of my recent CIO columns. Making a success of digital government (October 2016) Part 5 of the Digital Economy Bill, currently making
Last week I gave my oral evidence to the public bill committee considering the Digital Economy Bill (PDF). I was invited in my capacity as co-chair
I haven’t seen my old colleague Stefan Brands for a while, but most days I’ll find myself thinking of or mentioning his work – particularly given
For all the froth and hype about blockchain, you’d think it was going to bring about world peace, and simultaneously solve every problem known to
The consultation closed recently on the “Better use of data in government” proposals. It has been some two years in the making and yet seems to
We can all learn something from King Canute. At least he had the humility to know, contrary to popular misconception, that he could not hold back the
I had the pleasure recently of opening a Cambridge Union Society debate on the topic of “This House Fears The Large Scale Collection Of Personal
Here’s a summary and links to my last few CIO columns of 2015. Looking forward to what 2016 brings. Service design thinking December 2015. The use
Here’s a summary, with links to the full pieces, of some of my recent CIO columns: Data-enabled service design October 2015 The chorus of people
The idea of an online government account where we can see everything in one place has been kicking around since the late 1990s and the